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Penis Sheath2729/5

Penis sheath. Made from a curved, basketry covered gourd, it is decorated with woven vertical zigzags and clusters of seeds dangling from thin ropes at both ends, and is painted in three shades of brown. A thin rope loops at open end.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
gourd fruit, grass fibre, seed and paint
Made in
Palembei, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress2738/206

Chimborazo-style headdress. Canvas is stretched and sewn around a rounded, grass-rope-bound wood frame that is stuck into a flat, rectangular piece of wood and mounted with red yarn onto the top of a painted paper mache cowboy hat. Numerous small objects sewn onto the red foil that covers the canvas at the front include small framed mirrors, plastic figures, strands of plastic and metal beads, wispy feathers, and paper cards. A large metal plaque decorated with a two-headed bird is tied onto the front brim of the yellow, white, blue and red hat.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paper, paint, cotton fibre, wool fibre, grass fibre, copper alloy metal, metal, glass, plastic, feather, aluminium metal and adhesive
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Corpus Christi Breastplate2738/56

Breastplate of a Corpus Christi dancer's costume with shoulder straps and rope waist ties, made from pink, red and brown scraps of material. Sewn onto the front is a square of dark maroon material bordered with silver foil, in the centre of which is a three dimensional wooden lamb covered with a blanket, painted entirely in gold and adorned with tiny metal objects, strings of blue, green, silver and fake pearl beads, and gold foil.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
cotton fibre, grass fibre, plastic, metal, glass, wood, paint and paper
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2738/45 a-d

Figure of a hunter, carved from one piece of balsa wood stained brown, on a round base. He carries a woven grass bag (part b) over one shoulder, a bamboo quiver full of sticks (c) and wears a woven grass headband decorated with a few yellow and green feathers (d).

Culture
Canelos Quichua
Material
balsa wood, paint, bamboo grass, feather, seed and grass fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2735/4

Beaded red and black elephant mask. Two long panels of black cotton fibre with red bordering, red, white, blue and multi-colour bead decoration, and burlap backing are sewn together at one end to form a stocking face mask, with large eye openings and large round protruding ears, that pulls over the top of the head. Attached to the top is a large plate-shaped basketry headdress with white canvas covering the flat top and red and black textile on the sides and bottom. Several figures with beaded facial features are attached to top brim and slope down to bottom of cap.

Culture
Bamileke
Material
cotton fibre, grass fibre, plastic and wood ?
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bis Pole2719/2

Bis pole of light coloured wood with carved figures, painted with white and brown pigment. Above the weathered base is a hollowed oval red-striped canoe or bowl shape. A male and smaller female figure stand facing each other, she hugging his waist, he holding her arms at the elbows. Both figures have carved brown tattoos on their face and body, painted black hair, and they wear braided grass belts, necklaces, and earrings; a braided grass tassel also hangs from one of the eight holes along the sides of the bowl. A red seed is imbedded into one eye of the male, the other eyes have only remnant adhesive.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, paint, grass fibre, seed, metal and adhesive
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bis Pole2719/1

Carved wood Bis pole painted entirely with dark brown-black pigment. Above the spiked base rise two columns, each with three figures facing forward, with their feet on the head of the one below; in the back column are males who reach forward to hold the head or shoulders of the females in the slightly lower front column who reach back to hold their knees. The eyes, head bands, and carved tattoos on face and body are painted red and white. The top female wears a large branching headdress, the bottom female kneels.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, pigment, metal, cotton fibre and grass fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pasinawi and Pasindawa2716/12

Wood sculptural group, carved and painted with yellow, reddish orange and cream pigments, rises from a mound-shaped base with eyes. Tall standing figure with elaborate facial mask is wrapped with snakes; two large ones coiled around its shoulders, another two swallowing its legs and one hangs down from its nose between its legs to end with a huge head at the back. A large spotted bird is perched on two pointed bamboo branches behind the figure's head and two small figures holding pointed spears in each arm stand guard at its feet, one at each side, facing outward. All figures wear grass skirts and have clay topped heads embedded with shell and grass hair. All eyes are shell and strands of twisted rope with attached shells and seeds hang from all noses, ears, necks, wrists and ankles.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
garamut wood, clay, sisal fibre, grass fibre, cowrie shell, shell and paint
Made in
Palembei, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skin Cutting2716/8

Painted wood carving of a skin cutting figure. A horn-billed bird, a male with large genitalia wearing a white mask with grass hair, and a small crocodile with curled barbed tail are stretched out, one behind the other, and clinging to the bottom of an inverted canoe with a carved crocodile head prow. All figures are adorned with shell eyes, twisted grass bracelets and anklets, and they are decorated with white, red, and ochre designs over a dark brown background, as is the canoe.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
wood, paint, shell, grass fibre, sisal fibre and clay
Made in
Palembei, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC298

The tip is coiled with red plant fibre, below which, there are the following: five sets of four small barbs; five sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and four sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes, a triple u-shaped mouth, and an x-shaped body), and a fibre tuft. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The dark brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, grass fibre, bone and paint
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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